Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Cruckshanksia palmae Clos |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 3: 194 (1848) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, lanate, to 4cm, in pairs, flowers 2-8, 1cm across, with tube 20-23mm long, in terminal rosette of leaf-like bracts |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oreopolus palmae (Clos) Ricardi |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |